by wheeleran | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Orbetello was an important Etruscan port connecting trade routes between the northern and southern cities, and even more so during the Roman domination until the first century BC. In medieval times, it was donated to the Tre Fontane abbely by Pope Gregory in 1074, and...
by wheeleran | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Casa Blu was our mother’s holiday house, and it’s where we ourselves grew up and in turn brought our own children every summer. As a BNB, we retained all of it’s unique charm, the paintings and fittings and homely feel. You’ll find the books we...
by wheeleran | Sep 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Piazza Belvedere is the lovely town square in Capalbio outside the main gate of the old fortress walls. It’s perched high on the hill looking out over to the Monteti hill, and features a beautiful statue and fountain set in a garden by the artist Niki de Saint...
by wheeleran | Sep 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s September, it’s cooler, and we’ve had one or two raining days, but this is our favorite time of year in Capalbio. The weather is lovely, the water is warm, the sunsets are marvelous, everything is open, the summer crowds have gone, and the...
by wheeleran | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the restaurants perched on the outer medieval wall of Capalbio, with a fantastic view out over the nature reserve and down to the coast. The path runs all the way around the old town, with the high fortress inner wall above it which you can also walk around,...
by wheeleran | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
The lovely ferns and grass and vegetation in the dunes behind the beach at La Torba, which halfway between the WWF nature reserve at Lago di Burano and the peninsula at Ansedonia. It’s easy the reach; turn left off the highway at the little settlement of La...
